Do knee abnormalities visualised on MRI explain knee pain in knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review
Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesPublished 10 September 2010
Erlangga Yusuf, Marion C Kortekaas, I. Watt, T. Huizinga, M. Kloppenburg
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Knee pain in OA is associated with BML and effusion/synovitis suggesting that these features may indicate the origin of pain in knee OA, however, due to the moderate level of evidence these features need to be explored further.
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Knee pain in OA is associated with BML and effusion/synovitis suggesting that these features may indicate the origin of pain in knee OA. However, due to the moderate level of evidence these features need to be explored further.
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